HOMEPLATE Guitar Picks

„Homeplate Picks“ were well known in the 60s and 70s, above all in the British guitar scene, and were used by guitarists such as Ritchie Blackmore and the Beatles. Back then they were still made of real tortoiseshell; they produced a tonal colour with refined, silvery highs and present mids and delivered a wonderfully balanced sound. The shape was special too: its flat angle gave more contact with the string. As a result, at a thickness of 1.5 mm the tone simply sounded fatter than with conventional picks of the same thickness.

When the picks were no longer available, Thomas Blug began experimenting with clones made from all sorts of materials. After countless attempts he finally found a special plastic that matched his idea of tone. He had the legendary sound of his tortoiseshell „Homeplate Picks“ back!